Electricity Used in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri (MIN) 1 Pekanbaru: Saving or Wasteful Situation?

This research was conducted at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri I (MIN 1), a state Islamic elementary school in Pekanbaru. The school is located on Jalan Sumatra Pekanbaru. The school consists of 21 classrooms, one teacher’s room, one administration' room. 1 Principal's office, 1 Vice Principal room, and one emergency room. The buildings use electricity as the source of energy for daily activities, such as for lighting, computer, printers, scanners, water pump, air conditioners and many more. From the data of the research, the electricity is not become a problem for schools, because of the fewer uses of power in educational activities — the use of electrical energy only for lighting the classrooms if the weather not good. The electricity mostly used for office and administration activities such as for the computer, printers, air conditioning, and teaching activities. From the data and the electrical used by MIN 1 Pekanbaru are not too high.